Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick Escape onto Blu-ray

February 06, 2009

Update: Cover art has been added below for all three titles.

With Atari set to release the second Chronicles of Riddick videogame in March, Universal is taking advantage of the game's release to bring back a pair of former HD DVD exclusives in new Blu-ray packages.

Both Pitch Black and its sequel The Chronicles of Riddick will be available March 31 on Blu-ray Disc either individually or together in a two-pack.

Each film will be presented in 1080p video and 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, the latter an upgrade over HD DVD. There's a chance D-BOX Motion Code will be available as well though no confirmation has come from the studio as of yet.

As with the previous HD DVD versions, Pitch Black is receiving a more robust and interactive package than Chronicles of Riddick. The bonus features for each film are laid out as follows.

Pitch Black

• U Control: Tutorial
• U Control: Picture in Picture
• U Control: Pitch Black Raw
• BD Live: Download Center - My Scenes Sharing
• An Introduction by David Twohy
• The Game Is On
• The Johns Chase Log
• The Making of Pitch Black
• Dark Fury: Advancing the Arc
• The Chronicles of Riddick Visual Encyclopedia
• A View into the Dark
• Feature Commentary with Vin Diesel, Cole Hauser and Director David Twohy
• Feature Commentary with Director David Twohy, Producer Tom Engelman and Visual Effects Supervisor Peter Chiag

The Chronicles of Riddick

• Intro by David Twohy
• Feature Commentary with Writer-Director David Twohy and Actors Karl Urban and Alexa Davalos
• Virtual Guide to The Chronicles of Riddick
• Toombs Chase Log
• Virtual Effects Revealed
• Deleted Scenes
• Creation on New Mecca
• Riddick Rises
• Keep What You Kill

the individual releases have a retail price set at $29.98 while the 2-pack is marked at $59.98. High resolution cover art and Amazon pre-order information will be shared for both Pitch Black and The Chronicles of Riddick as soon as they are available.

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